Cant-hook



Oct. 11, 1938. 1 J, ANDREJCHAK 2,132,553

GNT HOOK Filed Nov. 24. 1956 FIC-3.1.

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Patented Oct. 11, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to cant-hooks, one of the objects being to turnrectangular steel Work, such as blooms, without subjecting the worker toundue inconvenience and injury.

A specific example of a cant-hook embodying the features of the presentinvention is illustrated by the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a side view and Figures 2 and 3 are sections taken from thelines II-II and III-III in Figure 1.

This cant-hook includes a lever I having an angularly extending pointedend 2, and a right angular cant-hook 3 pivoted to the lever I adjacentthe endl 2 to swing in the direction the latter extends. The cant-hook 3has a bifurcated portion 4 that straddles the lever I, a bolt 5 beingpassed through registering holes in the lever I and this portion 4 toprovide the required pivotal connection. The inner end surface 6 of thebifurcated portion 4 is arranged to provide abutments against which thelever I strikes when the parts pivot in either direction, thisarrangement providing a means fo'r limiting the swing of the cant-hook 3in both directions from its normally operative position. The cant-hook 3is right angular in shape so that its end ts a right angular bloom, thecant-hook operating in the usual fashion excepting that the Working faceof the cant-hook is parallel the work canted While the end 2 serves todig into the opposite side.

To prevent slipping of the working face oi the cant-hook 3, grippingelements in the form of metal inserts "l extend from this face. Theseelements are made of metal that is harder than the metal of the Work tolbe canted. Due to the fact that they do not actually hook into it intheir engagement with the Work, they cannot retard quick relcasal of thecant-hook. These gripping elements prevent inconvenience and accidentsdue to the fact that they prevent the cant-hook from slipping from theWork but at the same time, as just mentioned, retard quick releasal.

I claim:

A cant-hook for canting rectangular metal Work comprising a lever havingan angularly eX- tending pointed end, a right angular cant-hook pivotedto said lever adjacent said end, gripping elements exten-ding from theWorking face of saidI cant-hook, said pointed end of said leverextending generally toward said working face of said cant-hook inopposing relation thereto and in opposing relation to said grippingelements extending from said working face of said canthook, and meansfor limiting the swing of said cant-hook in both directions from itsnormally operative position, said elements being made of they do not 10harder material than the Work to be canted and 25 said Working face ofsaid cant-hook functioning solely through said elements when heldparallel to a side of the work by engagement of said pointed lever endwith an opposite side of the Work and upon levering of said lever in theproper direc- 30 y tion.

J URAJ ANDREJCI-IAK.

